BUILD has been working to develop a new public plaza associated with our 1532 Harrison Project. Eagle Plaza is to be a leather-themed community space in the city’s LGBTQ Cultural Heritage District. The Major Encroachment Permit was introduced to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors…
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a Progress Report this week which found that California is not on track to meet its aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. The report puts much blame on the state’s failure to produce new housing, particularly in areas…
The Development Agreement for BUILD’s India Basin project was unanimously approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on October 16, 2018. Community members, including both Mayor London Breed and Local District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen voiced their support for the project during the public…
BUILD is participating in a global competition for innovative, carbon-free and resilient urban projects. Initiated by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, 15 cities around the world have identified 39 underutilized spaces to redevelop as demonstrations of climate solutions that also provide architectural and community…
On November 14, California’s most prominent multifamily leaders unite at the sixth annual Marcus & Millichap / IPA Multifamily Forum: Northern California. BUILD’s Katie O’Brien will be among 50 speakers discussing real estate trends, opportunities, and politics. Katie will be on the panel discussing Ground-Up…
The San Francisco Business Times’ annual Structures event for 2019 is on the topic: “Towering Change: Inside San Francisco’s Building Boom.” Lou Vasquez will be speaking on the panel about BUILD’s India Basin project. The panel includes other large-scale developers in the city, including representatives…
Mary Ann Azevedo of the San Francisco Business Times reports on the March 2019 opening of the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) campus on Van Ness Avenue and Geary Street. This 700,000-sf hospital and adjacent medical office buildings will be transformative for the Van Ness…
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In this San Francisco Chronicle article, J.K. Dineen explores BUILD's project at India Basin by visiting the site, talking to neighbors, and learning about the plan. BUILD is very proud of the project which, as Dineen mentions, grew out of the community vision developed by…
This map, by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, pretty much sums up the problem: we aren't developing housing fast enough! The map compares housing production data between January 2010 and December 2017 (from the Department of Finance) to housing forecasts in the Plan Bay Area 2040…
Blanca Torres contributed this interesting Business Times article about the difficulty of creating affordable housing in San Francisco and the role of market-rate housing developers, who either include affordable housing in their projects, build it off-site, or contribute a fee to fund affordable housing. Market-rate developers,…
In this San Francisco Chronicle article, author Leah Garchik shares her personal tour of the India Basin shoreline with San Francisco Rec and Park General Manager Phil Ginsburg. Ginsburg shared his enthusiasm for this collection of green spaces that include 57 acres of recreational space and…